Chapter 103 (1/2)
Let's ignore everything that happens on the ice sheet, such as the wind needle, the Dragon hunt and so on
Three days later, on the eve of national day, 960, the founding of the Roland empire.
The imperial capital.
This is the largest city in the Loran continent. The Lancang Grand Canal in the North was dug repeatedly by several generations of imperial emperors. Originally, it was a moat only responsible for defense functions, but also a river crossing the East and west of the Empire. In the west, it is adjacent to the oslea mountains in the northwest of the Empire, in the East, it is adjacent to the sea, and it is also a dividing line between the north and the south of the Empire.
Just before nightfall, the setting sun shines on the Lancang Grand Canal to the north of the imperial capital. Slowly, the afterglow of the setting sun drags on the majestic city wall. The average height of the city wall to the north and west of the imperial capital is 20 meters, and the highest tower is 30 meters. This is the imperial turmoil that was built hundreds of years ago, that is, the era of the rise of the Augustine Dynasty, In order to resist the alien rebellions in the northwest and the warlords in the north, the Empire strengthened the defense force in the northwest at a great cost. Standing on the 30 meter high tower, you can even see the North Bank of the Lancang Grand Canal from a distance. There is a garrison city ten miles away from the imperial capital.
Tonight, on the eve of the national day, according to tradition, the chairman of the Magic Union of mainland Loran will join the imperial court astrologers to do divination on the highest tower in the north, look into the starry sky and predict the future of the Empire... Naturally, it is necessary to invite several famous scholars to write two colorful articles to cater to the current emperor, his majesty Augustine VI.
At this moment, under the tower, two teams of royal guards guard the tower instead of the guards, and above the tower, surrounded by countless royal guards with bright armor. On the top of the highest tower stood several emperors, who were the most prominent and powerful. Several people dressed in the royal court's service are whispering and anxiously waiting for the astrologers who are watching the stars. Although the results are the same every year, they have to say some high sounding sayings, which is just a situation, but each noble's face is pretending to be worried about the fate of the Empire, otherwise, How can you show how patriotic you are?
The only one who looks uncomfortable. It was an old man standing beside the star watching tower with an indifferent face.
The old man was wearing a black robe. The robe was made of the rarest gold silk produced in the south of the Empire. This kind of gold silk is a kind of pure black silk grown in the south of the Empire. Because it is extremely rare, the annual output is less than 200 Jin, and the market price is more expensive than gold, so it is called ”gold silk”. This kind of silk is supposed to be a tribute to the court. Only a few of them can be spread on the market, unless they are the top class, or the most distinguished people, who can afford to wear this kind of silk clothes.
Although the old man looked very old, his hair and beard were still black. Especially a pair of eyes, it is as dark and bright as night, which is different from the blue and green eyes of most people in Roland, but such strange black eyes. But more for the elderly to add a bit of mysterious flavor.
About two steps behind the old man, there were four or five tall, fat and thin people standing behind him, all with serious faces and drooping eyelids. All the people are wearing a set of standard white robes of magicians in mainland China, and look at the magician badges on their chest... These people are wearing gold clover badges which symbolize the identity of the great magician! These people are all magicians above level 8
And the old man, on the edge of his robe, showed a light gold border. It was like a totem of fire, and on his chest was a small gold badge.
This is an olive leaf, although it is gold, but it looks very simple pattern, under the night sky, flashing light luster.
All over the mainland, there is only one such badge! And this badge. In Roland. In a way, it can be even more dignified than his Majesty's scepter.
Chairman of the union of mainland magicians in Roland. Yago Dogan, wearing this expensive silk robe and the badge of the chairman of the magician Union, looked at the court astrologer in the Star Tower, squinting and holding a mess of things. Once, he looked at the sky with his squint eyes and did not know what he was muttering.
From the bottom of his heart, Yago Doggett is not satisfied with this kind of so-called astrology. He is the most orthodox magician. There are two professions that orthodox magicians always despise: one is magic pharmacist. As the chairman of the magician Union, Mr. Doggett once proposed to kick the magic pharmacist out of the ranks of magicians. The intruding mage quickly ran to Doug's side, and then ignored the etiquette. With a solemn face, he whispered something in Doug's ear in front of so many people.
Originally, the chairman of the magic trade union was still dissatisfied. He thought it was impolite to whisper in public. But before he could say the words of blame, his face suddenly changed!
Chairman Doug's body vibrated slightly, and people around him could not help wondering. What on earth can make the leader of the magician change color?
”Is he... Really dead?” How gloomy was Doug's face? ”Sure?”
”Sure.” The intruder's forehead was covered with cold sweat: ”the original stone of his life left by himself has been broken...”
Several people standing close to each other could not help but feel strange when they heard the last sentence.
In the magician Union, those senior magicians who have reached a certain class can get great honor from the magician Union, or even some direct help. Because any powerful magician is precious strength and wealth to the magician Union. Unfortunately, all the strong people are eccentric in nature, and like to be free and unrestrained, and even like to travel everywhere. In order to deal with this phenomenon, the magic union uses a kind of ”Benming stone”, which is a kind of life mark magic. Every great magician will leave his life mark in Benming stone. Once the magician dies, even at the ends of the earth, the original stone of his life will be broken, so that the magician union can at least grasp whether these senior magicians are still alive or not.
”Sure it's his piece?” Yago Doug, the leader of the sorcerer in the land of Roland, his black eyes flickered with deep eyes, if the people who were very close to him. It can even be found that the chairman of the magician union is shaking his fingers.
”Sure.” The wizard who came to report the news said in a low voice: ”it's the oldest original stone stored... It's really broken.”
After all, he was the chairman of the magician union all over the mainland. Yago Doug immediately realized that this was not a place to show his emotions. He tried to calm down and quickly gave the order:
”Go and find out at once! Where and how he died. I don't think there are any strong men on this continent who can kill him! God, he's dead... We have to find out! There is also the female apprentice he brought to the magician Union for examination. The little girl, the stuttering level eight wizard! Be sure to find her! By the way, the most important point, you remember Yago Doug took a deep breath: ”last month, according to the report. Didn't he take away the young master of the Rowling family? Find him! Find the young master of the Rowling family! We should at least know what happened! What on earth is it for? Such a powerful magician will die! Maybe when he died, the young master of the Rowling family was with him! Check it out! But I'm looking for it! Go on! ”
Finish saying, that informs the mage to hurry to answer a voice to go down. Yago Doug reluctantly smiles at the people around him, and then sighs: ”it's nothing, don't be surprised, but today seems destined to be an ominous day... The magician Union has lost a legendary magician! Gandalf, the great legendary magician, who is my mentor and the former chairman of the magician Union, has passed away. ”
As soon as the voice fell, the whole audience was in an uproar
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On this night, the whole capital. When they were all shocked by the unexpected star vision, when President jago Doug changed his color for the amazing news.
At the northern end of the Loran continent, across the Lancang Grand Canal, across the northern plain, all the way to the vast frozen forest, in the dense forest, the snow is as thick as a person's knee.
A group of people are walking in the woods.
Dewey took Hussein's place and walked in the front of the line, with Hussein's sword in his hand. The original refined steel sword. It's full of terrible cracks, and the blade is full of gaps.
Dewey's not doing well. He was lame and strange when he walked. Besides occasionally splitting the thorns in front of him, the sword in his hand was more used as a crutch.
Behind Dewey, the paladin Hussein was more miserable than Dewey. Hussein wrapped his head with a cloth, and his left eye was also wrapped. Under the cloth, there was red blood oozing out. The knight looked very weak. While panting, he coughed. The blood mixed with spitting came from the corner of his mouth, and his chest and back were badly injured, An arm is also simply hanging in front of the chest, making him walk very unstable, reluctantly followed Duwei's back.
And then, a woman who was so beautiful that she was almost terrible, was naturally Her Majesty Queen Medusa. It's just that her Majesty's face is pale and almost transparent at the moment. Her eyes are still closed and her expression seems indifferent. But surprisingly, she can't walk by herself. Beside her, a big mouse more than one meter high, gegwu was supporting her hard. Medusa's body was soft as if she had lost half a bone, and almost half of her body weight was on the poor mouse prime minister's body.